Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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Consider the following assumptions :
1. Failure occurs on a plane surface.
2. Wall is smooth but not necessarily vertical.
3. Failure wedge is a rigid body.
Coulomb's theory of earth pressure is based on assumptions -
A 2-metre diameter water pipe is required to withstand a 200 meter head of water. Assuming the limiting tensile stress for the pipe material to be 200 kg/cm2, the minimum thickness of the material of the pipe to be used will have to be
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In the preliminary treatment of wastewater, skimming tanks are often included in the treatment scheme. Various features of skimming tanks are that these :
1. can remove general floating matter.
2. can remove oily and greasy matter.
3. have detention time of 30 min.
4. employ compressed air blown through diffusers.
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Consider the following statements :
1. A dummy activity is artificially introduced in a network when necessary.
2. A dummy activity consumes some time.
3. A dummy activity is represented by a dotted arrow.
4. A dummy activity must necessarily be introduced in every network. Which of the above statements are correct ? -
Consider the following stages in the manufacturing of bricks :
1. Weathering
2. Moulding
3. Tempering
The correct sequence of these stages in the manufacturing of the bricks, is -
What is the predominating coagulation mechanism for raw water having high turbidity and high alkalinity?
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The momentum correction factor (β) is used to account for
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Where is d'Alembert's principle employed ?
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The hoop stress in a dome subjected to uniformly distributed load
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A commonly used handpump is the